Author:
Publisher: Stewart Gemmill
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1427
Book Description
The Treasures of Drumory
Author:
Publisher: Stewart Gemmill
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1427
Book Description
Publisher: Stewart Gemmill
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1427
Book Description
The Secret Parts of Fortune
Author: Ron Rosenbaum
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 037550592X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1309
Book Description
In 1998, Ron Rosenbaum published Explaining Hitler, a national bestseller and one of the most acclaimed books of the year, hailed by Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times as "lucid and exciting . . . a provocative work of cultural history that is as compelling as it is thoughtful, as readable as it is smart." Time called it "brilliant . . . restlessly probing, deeply intelligent." The acclaim came as no surprise to those who have been reading Ron Rosenbaum's journalism, published widely in America's best magazines for three decades. The man known to readers of his New York Observer column as "The Edgy Enthusiast" has distinguished himself as a writer with extraordinary range, an ability to tell stories that are frequently philosophical, comical, and suspenseful all at once. In this classic collection of three decades of groundbreaking nonfiction, Rosenbaum takes readers on a wildly original tour of the American landscape, deep into "the secret parts" of the great mysteries, controversies, and enigmas of our time. These are intellectual adventure stories that reveal: ¸ The occult rituals of Skull and Bones, the legendary Yale secret society that has produced spies, presidents, and wanna-bes, including George Bush and his son George W. (that's the author, with skull, on the cover, in front of the Skull and Bones crypt) ¸ The Secrets of the Little Blue Box, the classic story of the birth of hacker culture ¸ The Curse of the Dead Sea Scrolls; "The Great Ivy League Nude Posture Photo Scandal"; the underground realms of "unorthodox" cancer-cure clinics in Mexico; the mind of Kim Philby, "the spy of the century"; the unsolved murder of JFK's mistress; and the mysteries of "Long Island, Babylon" ¸ Sharp, funny (sometimes hilarious) cultural critiques that range from Elvis to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Bill Gates to Oliver Stone, Thomas Pynchon to Mr. Whipple, J. D. Salinger to the Zagat Guide, Helen Vendler to Isaac Bashevis Singer ¸ And a marriage proposal to Rosanne Cash Forcefully reported, brilliantly opinionated, and elegantly phrased, The Secret Parts of Fortune will endure as a vital record of American culture from 1970 to the present.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 037550592X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1309
Book Description
In 1998, Ron Rosenbaum published Explaining Hitler, a national bestseller and one of the most acclaimed books of the year, hailed by Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times as "lucid and exciting . . . a provocative work of cultural history that is as compelling as it is thoughtful, as readable as it is smart." Time called it "brilliant . . . restlessly probing, deeply intelligent." The acclaim came as no surprise to those who have been reading Ron Rosenbaum's journalism, published widely in America's best magazines for three decades. The man known to readers of his New York Observer column as "The Edgy Enthusiast" has distinguished himself as a writer with extraordinary range, an ability to tell stories that are frequently philosophical, comical, and suspenseful all at once. In this classic collection of three decades of groundbreaking nonfiction, Rosenbaum takes readers on a wildly original tour of the American landscape, deep into "the secret parts" of the great mysteries, controversies, and enigmas of our time. These are intellectual adventure stories that reveal: ¸ The occult rituals of Skull and Bones, the legendary Yale secret society that has produced spies, presidents, and wanna-bes, including George Bush and his son George W. (that's the author, with skull, on the cover, in front of the Skull and Bones crypt) ¸ The Secrets of the Little Blue Box, the classic story of the birth of hacker culture ¸ The Curse of the Dead Sea Scrolls; "The Great Ivy League Nude Posture Photo Scandal"; the underground realms of "unorthodox" cancer-cure clinics in Mexico; the mind of Kim Philby, "the spy of the century"; the unsolved murder of JFK's mistress; and the mysteries of "Long Island, Babylon" ¸ Sharp, funny (sometimes hilarious) cultural critiques that range from Elvis to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Bill Gates to Oliver Stone, Thomas Pynchon to Mr. Whipple, J. D. Salinger to the Zagat Guide, Helen Vendler to Isaac Bashevis Singer ¸ And a marriage proposal to Rosanne Cash Forcefully reported, brilliantly opinionated, and elegantly phrased, The Secret Parts of Fortune will endure as a vital record of American culture from 1970 to the present.
The 1942 Sears Christmas Book
Author: Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486838005
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
For generations, the much-anticipated arrival of the Sears gift catalog signaled the start of the holiday season. This faithful facsimile of the retailer's 1942 Christmas edition offers a nostalgia-inducing chance to relive those bygone years, when turning the pages of a catalog could excite young minds with dreams of a shiny toy truck or a new doll under the tree. A unique collectible, The 1942 Sears Christmas Book also provides an interesting look at how merchandise has evolved over the years. In 1942, Sears shoppers could purchase toys as well as housewares, clothes, furniture, candy, and gifts to send to servicemen (all at prices that now seem astonishingly low). The wartime catalog even includes information about the importance of saving scrap metal for munitions and encourages readers to buy war bonds. A new Introduction by Ben B. Judd, Jr., PhD, the former chair of the University of New Haven Department of Marketing and International Business, provides thought-provoking insights into the catalog's importance to rural America and the recent downfall of the retail giant.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486838005
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
For generations, the much-anticipated arrival of the Sears gift catalog signaled the start of the holiday season. This faithful facsimile of the retailer's 1942 Christmas edition offers a nostalgia-inducing chance to relive those bygone years, when turning the pages of a catalog could excite young minds with dreams of a shiny toy truck or a new doll under the tree. A unique collectible, The 1942 Sears Christmas Book also provides an interesting look at how merchandise has evolved over the years. In 1942, Sears shoppers could purchase toys as well as housewares, clothes, furniture, candy, and gifts to send to servicemen (all at prices that now seem astonishingly low). The wartime catalog even includes information about the importance of saving scrap metal for munitions and encourages readers to buy war bonds. A new Introduction by Ben B. Judd, Jr., PhD, the former chair of the University of New Haven Department of Marketing and International Business, provides thought-provoking insights into the catalog's importance to rural America and the recent downfall of the retail giant.
Edgar Wilde and the Lost Grimoire
Author: Paul Ramey
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0578122243
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
In quaint, coastal St. Edmund, Massachusetts, eccentric teenager and local amateur tour guide Edgar Wilde has stumbled onto a centuries-old secret; a forgotten history that some in the town would rather stay hidden. A tantalizing young-adult mystery, Edgar Wilde and the Lost Grimoire entwines cemetery clues, rumors of witches, and a legendary lost book of spells. Together, the three find themselves on a tantalizing quest involving centuries-old clues hidden around St. Edmund, a forgotten witch trial, and a mysterious book of spells - the Lost Grimoire - that promises untold power to the one who wields it.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0578122243
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
In quaint, coastal St. Edmund, Massachusetts, eccentric teenager and local amateur tour guide Edgar Wilde has stumbled onto a centuries-old secret; a forgotten history that some in the town would rather stay hidden. A tantalizing young-adult mystery, Edgar Wilde and the Lost Grimoire entwines cemetery clues, rumors of witches, and a legendary lost book of spells. Together, the three find themselves on a tantalizing quest involving centuries-old clues hidden around St. Edmund, a forgotten witch trial, and a mysterious book of spells - the Lost Grimoire - that promises untold power to the one who wields it.
The Mystery of the Chinese Box
Author: Alma Benecke Sasse
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Commitment Hour
Author: James Alan Gardner
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497623499
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
In this “riveting” series from “a brilliant new voice,” gender in the twenty-fifth century is a matter of personal choice—until you reach the Commitment Hour (David Feintuch). After most of Earth’s population has left for other planets, life is simple in the isolated village of Tober Cove. Fullin, a twenty-year-old musician, lives well off of his craft. But soon he must make a life-changing decision that all residents of Tober Cove must make. Up until their twenty-first birthdays, the people of Tober Cove change gender every year. But at the age of twenty-one, they must commit to being male, female, or a Neut (essentially a hermaphrodite) for the rest of their lives. As Fullin nears the moment of decision, his faith becomes shaken when he uncovers secrets that distort his beliefs.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497623499
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
In this “riveting” series from “a brilliant new voice,” gender in the twenty-fifth century is a matter of personal choice—until you reach the Commitment Hour (David Feintuch). After most of Earth’s population has left for other planets, life is simple in the isolated village of Tober Cove. Fullin, a twenty-year-old musician, lives well off of his craft. But soon he must make a life-changing decision that all residents of Tober Cove must make. Up until their twenty-first birthdays, the people of Tober Cove change gender every year. But at the age of twenty-one, they must commit to being male, female, or a Neut (essentially a hermaphrodite) for the rest of their lives. As Fullin nears the moment of decision, his faith becomes shaken when he uncovers secrets that distort his beliefs.
Project Anthro
Author: Dallin Newell
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1684095077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Book Delisted
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1684095077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Book Delisted
The Ninja
Author: Lee Anthony
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595230660
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Ashida Izanami is a ninja agent sent around the world to fight: terrorists, a drug dealer, he must remain in Japan to fight a ninja assassin, a white supremacists group, a white man trying to take over an Indian Reservation, pirates robbing cruise ships in the Pacific, a hate group, a ninja organization, head of a white slavery ring, and a voodoo master.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595230660
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Ashida Izanami is a ninja agent sent around the world to fight: terrorists, a drug dealer, he must remain in Japan to fight a ninja assassin, a white supremacists group, a white man trying to take over an Indian Reservation, pirates robbing cruise ships in the Pacific, a hate group, a ninja organization, head of a white slavery ring, and a voodoo master.
The House on Tradd Street
Author: Karen White
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 198480216X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
The brilliant, chilling debut of Karen White's New York Times bestselling Tradd Street series, featuring a Charleston real estate agent who loves old houses—and the secret histories inside them. Practical Melanie Middleton hates to admit she can see ghosts. But she's going to have to accept it. An old man she recently met has died, leaving her his historic Tradd Street home, complete with housekeeper, dog—and a family of ghosts anxious to tell her their secrets. Enter Jack Trenholm, a gorgeous writer obsessed with unsolved mysteries. He has reason to believe that diamonds from the Confederate Treasury are hidden in the house. So he turns the charm on with Melanie, only to discover he's the smitten one... It turns out Jack's search has caught the attention of a malevolent ghost. Now, Jack and Melanie must unravel a mystery of passion, heartbreak—and even murder.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 198480216X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
The brilliant, chilling debut of Karen White's New York Times bestselling Tradd Street series, featuring a Charleston real estate agent who loves old houses—and the secret histories inside them. Practical Melanie Middleton hates to admit she can see ghosts. But she's going to have to accept it. An old man she recently met has died, leaving her his historic Tradd Street home, complete with housekeeper, dog—and a family of ghosts anxious to tell her their secrets. Enter Jack Trenholm, a gorgeous writer obsessed with unsolved mysteries. He has reason to believe that diamonds from the Confederate Treasury are hidden in the house. So he turns the charm on with Melanie, only to discover he's the smitten one... It turns out Jack's search has caught the attention of a malevolent ghost. Now, Jack and Melanie must unravel a mystery of passion, heartbreak—and even murder.
Nevermore...
Author: R.L. Pool
Publisher: BookLocker.com, Inc.
ISBN: 1647185602
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Victoria Dahl is a self-made multi-billionaire who owns, is CEO of, and is the major stockholder for Dahl Haus Cyber Systems, Inc. in Silicon Valley. She made her startup capital as an operative for the Central Intelligence Agency. Any task that seemed impossible was handed to her with unlimited funds to see the task to completion… and they didn’t ask how. While the world rides upon the glittery surface of imagined joy and prosperity, the dark underbelly of humanity brings in and distributes drugs, guns and sends innocents into slavery of the worst sort. Human trafficking is evil in itself, but when the criminal organizations find profit in taking children from their parents to sell to a distasteful market, they open the door to long hidden talents. With her intimate knowledge of the dark web… skills she used to develop better and better security software for her multi-billion-dollar corporation… Victoria Dahl finds those who would steal children’s lives and souls. Then, her more lethal skill set comes into play. In this, the first part of the three part series, Vickie enlists the aid of six very young hackers to find, track and destroy an international criminal organization that trafficks in children. Once they have located those taken... as well as the guns, drugs and money... Vickie and her army attempts to remove their "products", funds and livelihood, and reduce the organization to rubble. Many of those evil organizations she tracks seek her, fear her, hide from her. They’ve sent assassins for her but all have failed. She is a phantom, a ghost, a wraith. She is… The Raven.
Publisher: BookLocker.com, Inc.
ISBN: 1647185602
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Victoria Dahl is a self-made multi-billionaire who owns, is CEO of, and is the major stockholder for Dahl Haus Cyber Systems, Inc. in Silicon Valley. She made her startup capital as an operative for the Central Intelligence Agency. Any task that seemed impossible was handed to her with unlimited funds to see the task to completion… and they didn’t ask how. While the world rides upon the glittery surface of imagined joy and prosperity, the dark underbelly of humanity brings in and distributes drugs, guns and sends innocents into slavery of the worst sort. Human trafficking is evil in itself, but when the criminal organizations find profit in taking children from their parents to sell to a distasteful market, they open the door to long hidden talents. With her intimate knowledge of the dark web… skills she used to develop better and better security software for her multi-billion-dollar corporation… Victoria Dahl finds those who would steal children’s lives and souls. Then, her more lethal skill set comes into play. In this, the first part of the three part series, Vickie enlists the aid of six very young hackers to find, track and destroy an international criminal organization that trafficks in children. Once they have located those taken... as well as the guns, drugs and money... Vickie and her army attempts to remove their "products", funds and livelihood, and reduce the organization to rubble. Many of those evil organizations she tracks seek her, fear her, hide from her. They’ve sent assassins for her but all have failed. She is a phantom, a ghost, a wraith. She is… The Raven.